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Learning Objectives

Students understand the idea of theme and building a coherent theme across various rides, attractions in a park.

Guiding Ideas

Introduce students to the challenge. Show examples of the various attraction types. Introduce possible themes: Spooky, Romantic, Playful, Fantasy, Sci-fi, other. Offer an expert student a chance at showing the class how to use Minecarts and tracks for rides. Pair students together or allow them to choose partners.

Student Activities

Each group should choose a theme and attraction type. Leave the lists of themes and attractions visible somewhere for students to reference.

Themes: Spooky, Romantic, Playful, Fantasy, Sci-fi, or choose your own

* Attractions: Roller coasters, water slides, slow rides, games, vendors.

Ask students to brainstorm ways to design their attraction around their themes. What kinds ofblocks, colors, shapes, and decorations could they make?

Prototype:

Have students enter the game and find a space to build. Be sure no one goes too far away from start but that everyone still feels comfortable with their proximity to their neighbors. As they build, float around to offer support. Be sure students are titling and signing their work. Towards the end, see if any students are interesting in tying the attractions together into a park by adding pathways, signage, or other features.

Performance Expectations
Share
Let students explore other projects and leave grows and glows using signs.A grow is something they think could

be improved. A glow is something they think was done well.
Reflect
Give students some time to look at the feedback, make final adjustments to their work, and to take screenshots to

document what they achieved.

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Creating a Theme Park | Minecraft: Education Edition

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Students understand the idea of theme and building a coherent theme across various rides, attractions in a park. Introduce students to the challenge. Show examples of the various attraction types. Introduce possible themes: Spooky, Romantic, Playful, Fantasy, Sci-fi, other. Offer an expert student a chance at showing the class how to use Minecarts and tracks for rides.

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Disney Theme Park Attraction Design Team Tasks

- the name that Imagineers give to the theoretical planning process--the bouncing around of ideas about how to design, why to design and what to design. The idea board stage of Imagineering. Group will brainstorm ideas for theme park attractions-always keeping in mind the story line for the attraction. Sketch the overall attraction and then the individual segment. Queue - Interactivity -Type of ride-Story-Music/Audio- Surprise element- "Weinie" etc. Evidence of vision-what would happen if....Could we...Maybe we could.. or how about? What park will the attraction best fit in?

3. Storytelling - Evidence of Inspiration, creativity, creative space, Story Weaving, Development, Exposition Plan (what your story is about), Goals and Story Mechanics. Moves on to the storytelling phase--unlike most theme parks, Disney prides itself on telling stories throughout its entire enterprise. This can also encompass or lead into a research and development phase.

Evidence of research and writing skills, search for knowledge, any systematic investigation to establish facts. Know how to Define the task, Locate information, Select resources, Organize notes and present the ideas. Discover who the individuals are that design, build and operate the Disney Theme Parks by researching, checking patent ideas, what has worked in the past-What's NEW today. What music might work-locate audio file and mp3 audio.

5. Design - Architect - Models - Design is the most lengthy, because it involves exceptionally detailed and technical planning. Evidence of descriptive writing, -sketches, drawing, rendition, topography, location of ride design of track and car, slope and model building. This is where the "engineer" part of "Imagineering" starts to come into play. Computer and 3D models are constructed to make the ride move from idea to reality.

- Laying the Groundwork. Students engage in preparation activities that set the stage for the learning ahead. Expanding Knowledge. Mini-experiences in each of job roles Mini-Engineer Experience-Students test design ideas using online simulations and then create Marquette's (small model of an intended work) , or 3-D models of a theme park attraction, ride or coaster design.

7. Engineering -Evidence of technical writing skills, model building, construction, design, audio, video and multimedia. The team then takes the models and story and makes it all into a physical reality, building the ride. All of the following come into play: Creative People; Technical People; Systems Engineers; Project Engineers; Mechanical Engineers; Architectural Engineers; Structural and Civil Engineers; Ride Control Engineers; Show Control Engineers; Audio/Video Engineers; Lighting Designers; Special Effects Designers; Finance

-How will the theme, story, design , music, lighting, sound and special effects all fit into the attraction?

9. Closeout - The ride is extensively tested and checked from every point, angle, location and experience. Once the testing is satisfied, it's time for closeout, where everything is finalized and the Imaginers move on to their next project. Evidence of project management, attention to details, checklists, quality assurance and report writing.

10. Summative Assessments/Public Relations -Evidence of persuasive writing skills, Presentation skills , Multimedia presentation software. Each person in the group MUST provide a section of the final presentation.

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Create maps by importing data (Google support page with instructions)

Zoom to the view you prefer and set it as your default view

Share maps via link or embed them in a website

Want to see it in action? Check out this tutorial walk-through video I created on YouTube:

Wondering how you might use this in your class? Here are some ideas ...

1. Important locations in a historical event - Have students plot locations on a MyMap, filling in additional details as well as historic or current photos and links to more information.

2. Setting of a novel, short story or other literary work - Where was the story set? Instead of dropping a single pin there, plot the different locations that show up throughout the story.

3. Calculate rate of travel - As students learn about calculating distance/rate/time, have them choose locations and calculate the travel time to get there. They can add pins to those locations and show their work in the description of the pin.

4. Create a map-based timeline with layers - Studying content over time? Have students plot events or locations of each decade (or year or century) in a different layer. When viewing, you can turn off all layers except one to see that time period ... or see all of them together with all layers turned on.

5. Plot locations with certain environments - Seeing locations with different climates and vegetation can be clearer with a MyMap. Students can add pins of different locations with pictures and description of how they're different.

6. Log important or historic locations in an area being studied - Studying a certain location? Before digging into your content, have students do some preliminary Internet research and create a MyMap with their findings. They'll be better prepared for your unit of study!

7. Turn statistics into a visual aid - Looking at the top 50 cities for obesity or fitness? Studying population statistics? Add that data to the description. Then use the "individual styles" option on the layer you're editing to make the pin's color change based on the data.

8. Map where alumni are going to college (or have graduated) - Show how far from home students are studying, have studied or will be studying with a MyMap.

9. Provide parents with an interactive map for a field trip - Give parents clear, interactive information about your trip with a MyMap. Plus, they can click the "Directions to here" button right from your map!

10. Display locations with WiFi in a school district - If not every student has Internet at home, provide a map of locations with free WiFi in the district.

11. Make a pinboard of locations where your class has Skyped - Does your class do Mystery Skype games? Use Google Hangouts to provide virtual guest speakers or field trips? Create a MyMap of all the locations you've video called.

12. Log locations where political candidates have visited - Want to see who's campaigning where? Create a layer for each candidate and pin the locations where they've stumped.

13. Identify locations where animal species live - Animal units get a whole different dimension when students can see where they live. Add details and photos to those pins, too.

14. Create map layers with different forms of government - Create a layer for each type of government, and add pins to those layers to see where the democracies, monarchies, oligarchies, etc. are.

15. Take standard mapping activities to the next level - Do you already do some form of mapping activity? Find ways that the MyMaps features listed above could take it to the next level.

16. Display where students' families live - As you're getting to know new students, pin their home locations on a map. It will give insight into the most-represented and least-represented areas of your district that you might miss otherwise.

17. Make a map of where authors you've studied are from - Pin their hometowns. Add biographical information, other books, etc. in the description as well as photos of the author and/or covers of their books.

18. Map how words are different in different locations - Is it a lift or an elevator? An apartment or a flat? In Spanish, is the word for "peanut" cacahuate, cacahuete or maní? Create a word usage map.

19. Create a map with locations of school sports opponents - Athetics departments can provide a great service to parents with a map of other schools. Parents can get directions or contact information.

20. Map where former Olympians of the sport you're studying are from - Studying a sport in physical education? See where Olympians of that sport are from or where that sport is popular by creating a MyMap.
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A great resource for finding HyperDocs to use in the classroom.

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Educators around the world are entering digital lesson design with varying experiences and expertise. Our HyperDocs Online Academy is your source for learning about designing and delivering the engagement-driving digital lessons we call HyperDocs. Our course instruction method is what we call 'just in time teaching' so that you can take on new learning when you are ready, and explore the Academy at your own pace.

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Fantastic for speaking and listening skills, providing feedback, fluency reading, etc.

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Great for formative assessments, review, etc.

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Use Kahoot individually or as teams.

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Join a game of kahoot here. Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages!